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April 12, 2014 | History

Beginnings of literary culture in the Ohio Valley

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This book covers writers and written works in the region of the Northwest Territory and Kentucky during the era from the last quarter of the 18th century through about 1850, with an emphasis on those in Cincinnati.

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Publisher
Clarke
Language
English
Pages
519

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Table of Contents

-Some Early Travelers and Annalists (Describes numerous works, including those by explorers, frontiersmen and soldiers in the region as early as 1750)
-The Pioneer Press and its Product – Book Making – Book Selling
-Early Periodical Literature of the Ohio Valley
-Libraries – The Historical and Philosophical Society of Ohio (includes Kentucky and Ohio libraries)
-Backwoods Colleges, Schools and Teachers
-The Voice of the Preacher and the Clash of Creeds
-Political Oratory and Orators – the Lecture
-Planting of Literary Institutions at Vincennes, Indiana – Libraries, Schools and the Press
-Pioneer Poets and Story Writers
-Dr. Daniel Drake, the Franklin of Cincinnati
-Timothy Flint, Missionary, Geographer, Editor, Novelist and Poet
-Judge James Hall, Soldier, Jurist, Author, Editor
-George Dennison Prentice, Journalist, Poet and Wit
-Edward Deering Mansfield, Publicist and Author
-William Davis Gallagher, Poet, Editor and Government Official
-Amelia B. Welby
-Alice Cary

Edition Notes

Published in
Cincinnati
Series
Nineteenth century American literature on microcards

Classifications

Library of Congress
PS273 .V4

The Physical Object

Format
Microform
Pagination
xv, 519 p.
Number of pages
519

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL14050089M
Internet Archive
beginningsoflite00venarich
LCCN
nuc87790765

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April 12, 2014 Edited by Ted Lienhart Edited without comment.
August 17, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Updated format '[microform] :' to 'Microform'; Removed author from Edition (author found in Work)
August 2, 2012 Edited by ImportBot import new book
April 13, 2010 Edited by Open Library Bot Linked existing covers to the edition.
September 8, 2008 Created by ImportBot Imported from beginningsoflite00venarich MARC record.